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     Muriel Kathleen Lyon was born on 24 February 1899.² She was the daughter of Lt.-Col. John Wilmot Harley Lyon and Constance Mary (?)^1,2 She married Lt.-Col. Fulbert Audley Archdale, son of Major Mervyn Edward Archdale and Minna Archer, on 10 March 1920.¹ She died on 10 June 1983 at age 84 at Red Gables, Canford Cliffs, Dorset, England^G.² She was buried on 20 June 1983 at Bournemouth Crematorium, Bournemouth, Dorset, England^G.²
     From 10 March 1920, her married name became Archdale.¹ As of 1976, Muriel Kathleen Lyon lived at 3 Wayside Road, Southbourne, Bournemouth, Dorset, England^G.¹

     Lt.-Col. John Wilmot Harley Lyon was born in 1866 at Birkenhead, Cheshire, England^G.² He was the son of John Lyon and Eliza Harvey.² He married Constance Mary (?)² He died on 13 February 1947 at 1 Clifton Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, England^G.²
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1896 in the 25th Regiment of Madras Infantry.² He lived at Rose Cottage, Simla, India^G.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Indian Army.¹

     Michael Mervyn Lyon Archdale was born on 6 March 1921.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Fulbert Audley Archdale and Muriel Kathleen Lyon.¹ He died on 25 June 1944 at age 23 at Normandy, France^G, missing in action.^1,2
     He was educated at Sherborne School, Sherborne, Dorset, England^G.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Royal Ulster Rifles and the 6th Airborne Division.²

     Patrick John Audley Archdale was born on 10 October 1923.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. Fulbert Audley Archdale and Muriel Kathleen Lyon.¹ He died on 26 December 1979 at age 56, unmarried.²
     He fought in the Second World War, with the Royal Norfolk Regiment.¹ He emigrated to Australia^G arriving in 1949.¹ As of 1976, Patrick John Audley Archdale lived at 42 The Avenue, Windsor, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia^G.¹

     Bertha Louisa Collins was the daughter of John Collins.¹ She married Major Mervyn Edward Archdale, son of Captain Audley Mervyn Archdale and Sybilla Mary Miles, in 1908.¹ She died in 1922.¹
     From 1908, her married name became Archdale.¹

     John Collins lived at Barnstaple, Devon, England^G.¹

     Bertha Mary Archdale was born in 1906.^2,3 She is the daughter of Major Mervyn Edward Archdale and Bertha Louisa Collins.¹

     Kate Lavinia Bradfield married Major Mervyn Edward Archdale, son of Captain Audley Mervyn Archdale and Sybilla Mary Miles, in 1923.¹
     From 1923, her married name became Archdale.¹

     Hugh Archdale was born in 1858.¹ He was the son of Captain Audley Mervyn Archdale and Sybilla Mary Miles.¹ He died on 3 August 1860.¹

     George Montgomery Archdale was born on 16 January 1862.¹ He was the son of Captain Audley Mervyn Archdale and Sybilla Mary Miles.¹ He married Lucy Glynn, daughter of Rev. Canon Charles Glynn, on 8 February 1887.¹ He died on 16 December 1923 at age 61.¹
     He was educated at Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the First World War, with the French Army.¹ He was awarded the Croix de Guerre.¹